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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dinesen try to do after Bror left?
(a) Run the coffee plantation.
(b) Sell the farm.
(c) Start a jewelry company.
(d) Open a safari business.

2. After the war, Dinesen became involved with a movement of young ___________________.
(a) business people.
(b) authors and poets.
(c) politicians.
(d) spiritualists.

3. What did Dinesen do when it looked as if she would lose the coffee plantation?
(a) She kept on as if nothing was wrong.
(b) She let everything go to rot.
(c) She tried to find a buyer.
(d) She reduced the number of acres harvested.

4. What was one of the reasons that Dinesen's stories were so well received?
(a) Her appreciation for fine art.
(b) Her treatment of sexuality.
(c) Her philanthropy.
(d) Her bawdy language.

5. When did Denys die?
(a) April 1954.
(b) May 1931.
(c) July 1939.
(d) May 1919.

6. Why did Germany come down hard on Denmark during the war?
(a) They ignored Hitler's demands.
(b) Their soldiers were ill-trained.
(c) It refused to support Germany.
(d) There were hardly any Jews left there.

7. Where did Denys take Dinesen in 1929?
(a) America.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) India.

8. When she was 50, Dinesen struggled with feelings associated with ___________________.
(a) poverty.
(b) menopause.
(c) illness.
(d) death.

9. What format did Dinesen gravitate toward in the 1950s?
(a) Television.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Radio.
(d) Advertising.

10. Which of the following does NOT describe Dinesen upon her return to her parents' home in Denmark?
(a) Amiable.
(b) Hypersensitive.
(c) Bad-tempered.
(d) Selfish.

11. How long did the relationship between Dinesen and Bjornvig last?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

12. What did Dinesen's family help her do that was a positive thing?
(a) Establish a school.
(b) Buy a home in Denmark.
(c) Re-established her literary career.
(d) Start a jewelry business.

13. What was one of Dinesen's routine activities?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Sewing clothes.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Going on safari.

14. Dinesen thought that _________________________ were among the most courageous acts a human could do.
(a) recognizing and acknowledging heroism.
(b) acknowledging and confronting an abyss.
(c) identifying and eliminating poverty.
(d) validating and praising people.

15. How did Dinesen feel about this period of her life (mid-1920s)?
(a) It was the high point of her life.
(b) It was a time she would like to forget.
(c) It was a time of good and bad.
(d) It was a pleasant time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Denys do for Dinesen that was better than anyone else could do?

2. How could Denys best be described?

3. When Dinesen was in her 70s, she was ___________________.

4. After the war, Dinesen's health disintegrated due to age and ___________________.

5. What was the result of the disease's impact on Dinesen?

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